Do you know what your children are doing when they are online?
The internet is a powerful tool for schoolwork and knowledge. It is, at the same time, a significant danger, offering pornography to underage children and the real danger of a personal contact with an undesirable internet “friend.” From our family to yours, many of our employees use and recommend K9 Web Protection
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Parents are in a unique position to “monitor” their children’s internet activities and to observe their behavior with respect to any actions generated by the child’s internet use. If children are hiding something from a parent, usually an astute parent will sense that something is asked… in these times it may well be internet associated. This is a delicate balance of empowerment and trust. And it is a wise parent that verbalizes this balance and discusses it openly with the child, especially teenage children.
Here are a few things you can do to protect the safety and privacy of your child
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- The computer needs to be in a family room, not in the child’s bedroom.
- Parents should get computer smart and learn how the internet functions.
- Be aware of your child’s use of the computer.
- Ask your children about their online friends.
- Obtain programs that will block undesirable, “adult” sites.
- Pedophiles use teen and preteen chat rooms to prey on children. Do not let your child enter any personal information in a chat environment. Chat rooms allow for one on one conversations… do not permit your children to engage in such conversations.
- Be sure your child reports anything unusual that they observe on the internet, and, certainly never to answer any rude or offensive e-mails or messages.
- Be sure your child knows that it is very dangerous to actually meet anyone that they have talked with on the internet.
- Do not allow your child to send or receive any pictures on the internet from anyone not personally known to you.
- Do not allow your child any “late night” sessions on the internet.